A second case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, was detected in another Michigan farmworker, marking the second human case in Michigan, and the third in the country.
— A second case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, was detected in another Michigan farmworker, marking the second human case in Michigan and the third in the country overall.The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the new case was reported in a farmworker who worked closely with cows that tested positive for bird flu . That worker was employed at a different farm than the worker in the case announced on May 22.
is currently offering assistance to dairy farms in need of additional protective equipment. has and will continue to take bold actions to assist farms impacted by this disease.'The first case of bird flu in a human was detected in a Texas farmworker who was exposed to infected dairy cattle. Bird flu was first detected in Michigan in dairy herds that arrived in Michigan from Texas, and have since been found in Clinton, Gratiot and Ionia counties. Earlier this month, Michigan egg producer Herbuck's Poultry Ranch announced that it was laying off about 400 employees.
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